Borrowed from Aeroplane Monthly mag site.
The wreck of what is believed to be the Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 flown by 208-victory Luftwaffe ace Heinrich Ehrler when he was shot down in 1943 has been recovered from Russia by veteran UK warbird-hunter Jim Pearce. The fuselage is already under restoration in Munich, although some parts are still in the UK. In addition, Pearce has taken delivery of the remains of several Junkers Ju 88s.
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By: Peter D Evans - 18th April 2011 at 19:37
Yeah, it’s turning the wrong way. I think this has been covered before…
Twas this thread 🙂
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By: redvanner - 18th April 2011 at 19:26
That would be it then! I thought the prop blades were a little bit too big at first, now you mention it, it obviously is a backwards flying 109 :diablo:
Of course it is. I am sure it was developed to chase the backwards flying Spitfire mentioned in another thread. How would you think you were able to hunt down a Spitfire flying backwards? You have to fly backwards yourself.
And it seems to have been successful, because there is a complete 109 left, but only a mere prop of the Spitfire. :diablo:
Michael
By: Nashio966 - 18th April 2011 at 19:13
Yeah, it’s turning the wrong way. I think this has been covered before…
That would be it then! I thought the prop blades were a little bit too big at first, now you mention it, it obviously is a backwards flying 109 :diablo:
By: DazDaMan - 18th April 2011 at 19:08
Yeah, it’s turning the wrong way. I think this has been covered before…
By: Nashio966 - 18th April 2011 at 15:31
The prop on that gustav doesnt look quite right….
By: Flanker_man - 18th April 2011 at 09:23
I don’t know much about warbird restoration – but I photographed this Bf-109G-6 in Moscow in 2007……
It was at the Zadorozhny Museum in the northern suburbs of Moscow – in the storage hangar.
On my visit in 2008, it was on display inside the museum…..
The Werke Nummer is 411768.
More photos from the museum here and here – scroll down as appropriate.
On my last visit in 2009 this Hawker Hurricane was on display….
More photos from 2009 here
Ken
By: MerlinPete - 18th April 2011 at 00:46
Referring back to Hindenburg`s post, does anyone have any pictures of this aircraft when it was recovered in 2003 please?
Pete
By: Arabella-Cox - 4th May 2009 at 16:36
Oddly, and if this 109-G is “under restoration”, a significantly large number of artefacts from this aeroplane have surfaced in the UK over recent years – mostly via the Jim Pearce route, I believe!
By: hindenburg - 4th May 2009 at 13:56
interesting thread,still can`t find the pic I`m looking for on the forum,it was an old picture of Henrich Ehler`s ME 109 G2 crash landed in Russia.found a pic of this recently and now can`t find it again no matter what I put in the search !!
By: Steve Bond - 2nd October 2003 at 12:45
That’s the one, many thanks for the info.
By: Kenneth - 1st October 2003 at 20:13
You are probably thinking of the Bf 109B V-10 D-IAKO which was recovered in pieces from Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich at the end of the 80ies. A group called Bavarian Aviation Historians took over the very battered remains and and it would appear to be under slow restoration by them, presumably at Oberschleissheim. Unfortunately, German aircraft restorers are for reasons best known to themselves always very tight-lipped (Flug Werk being a commendable exception). More info here
By: Steve Bond - 1st October 2003 at 12:41
Very interesting. Talking of Me.109s and Munich, does anyone know what is happening with the early prototype ‘109 that was discovered some years back bureid in the Munich area? It was apparently taken in hand for eventual restoration by the Deutsche Museum, but I have heard nothing about it since.
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